With Christmas coming at an alarming rate - lists and lists of things you need to do, get and complete, now is the time to STOP. Take a few minutes to take stock and look at what you need to complete to ensure that you...
We often discuss all the information that we need at the start of a tender, but as we know all to well the smoothness of a tender submission relies on having the information you need to complete it successfully. Information that is needed can come from...
“Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s about finding imagination and costume within ourselves.” Elvis Duran We can all be guilty of leaving the design of our bids to the last minute and rushing them. Whilst content is important and vital to...
Following on from our blog last week where we discussed Growth strategy, one of the key points was Goal setting and its importance in achieving Business Growth. Setting goals and targets is vital to the success of any business, whether it is a number of...
Let’s face it in the current economic uncertainty, achieving business growth has never been more important. Therefore finding new ways to increase your opportunities is vital, along with a commitment to stand out from the crowd. Before you go out there and try and win any...
We often talk about making bid-no-bid decisions: are you bid fit, can you meet the criteria, but how do you go about making these all important decisions. We have put together a simple matrix that will take out the personal aspect and look at the...
What is Bid Writing? Winning work or funds can often be the lifeblood of a business or charity, ensuring that they have the chance to survive and prosper. Professional bid writers prepare documents and pitches for clients to help them win contracts that have been put out...
Our quick guide to answering one… The PQQ/SSQ/SQ stage of a submission is the buyer’s way of finding out basic compliance/due diligence type details on the companies looking to provide the services or products out to tender. It is also typically a ‘looking backwards’ document. So...
Red Team Reviews are probably a term that we have all heard of but, do we fully understand this and what it means? Our blog demystifies what a Red Team Review actually involves. Throughout the bid writing process your responses will be checked and reviewed a...
We are in a time when there are processes and procedures for just about everything, some more effective than others. So we have come up with a 7 stage process we follow for Effective Tendering: Being Bid Fit/ Making the Bid No Bid Decision Ensuring that...
